The Secret of Kells

For St. Patrick's Day, Hulu has The Secret of Kells available to watch. I had been wanting to see it since it's about an illuminated manuscript/book that is real, the Book of Kells (largely considered Ireland's greatest national treasure, according to Wikipedia), and I heard the animation was amazing. I am so glad I finally got to watch it. It has pretty much everything I love: illuminated manuscripts, books, medieval stuff, mythology, early Christianity, gorgeous art, nature and forests, the triumph of light over darkness... I could go on and on. It's now one of my favorite movies ever. I haven't see anything this lovely and wondrous since the Morris Lessmore film. I love it so much.

Chi Ro monogram from the actual Book of Kells. [source] Chi and Ro are the first two letters of "Christ" in Greek, so it's basically a symbol for Jesus.

Clothes I have lost or at least I think so because I have no idea where they could have gone

• a paisley-print flared elastic-waist skirt that I bought at The Buffalo Exchange (formerly of Westwood, RIP) for crazy cheap. Last worn to my BFF's baby's shower. Said baby is now 2 years old.
• blue Old Navy cotton sundress. I loved this sundress so freaking much. It was slightly prone to wrinkling, but besides that it wasn't too short or low and it had POCKETS. I am doubly bummed now because it would be perfect to Disneybound as Belle in. :(((
• 'dressy' denim jean flares. I wish I had these to wear to work. I remember them being among the clothes I brought home after finishing grad school and I swear I saw them in the garage with my other clothes but I have no idea where they are now. I don't know why.
• white long-sleeved shirt. I may have given this away.
• my favorite grey A-line denim skirt. I used to wear this all the time. I'm pretty sure I had it here at home.

Smash

This hot mess of a show. Like a grown-up Glee, but on Broadway and the plotlines are slightly more straightforward and believable.

Best parts of Smash:
1) Tom and his zingers and general existence. Christian Borle's delivery of his lines gives me life.
2) the singing. Everyone is so talented. The dancing is great too.
3) uhhh, idk, I guess Derek. I mean his character is such a sleazeball but the actor (the same one who played the Commodore in Pirates of the Caribbean) plays him so sardonically and great. Also, Megan Hilty is fantastic. It's pretty laughable that they'd pick Kat McPhee over her for Marilyn. I mean really.
4) the girls' clothes. I want almost everything. Also hot guyz although currently I am hard-pressed to name one. Oh I guess that fixer guy.
5) Anjelica Huston throwing martinis in her ex-husband's face. This does not happen enough, imo.

Anyway, since I began working at my new job I have way less free time so I'm considering stopping keeping up with this one until the end of the season or w/e and then just watching all the episodes at once. Something's got to give.